Open Mind: Cicada - Haiku 174

Friday, October 29, 2010

cicada cries all night-

maybe she heard

her forests’ story

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Devika Jyothi said...: ha! she has seemingly heard it possibly before all the poets wrote :)

wishes,
devika; October 29, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Devika Jyothi said...: This had the quality of Issa's haiku, as i have read it, Nalini...the previous one was interesting, too :)

Melissa at Red Dragonfly -- brings us loads on Issa and haiku studies and her blog is fascinating; may be you would be interested :)

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wishes,
devika; October 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM
dr.antony said...: And it smiles at day break
Wondering at the beauty around.; October 29, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Nethra said...: Not only cicada...every animal, insect and bird cry.

Btw, nice one. :); October 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM
डा0 हेमंत कुमार ♠ Dr Hemant Kumar said...: Really very nice haiku.....; October 29, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Ramesh Sood said...: May be..indeed.. no, no, I am sure, yes..
For I too sometimes remember my forest..

Well doen Nalini..; October 30, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...: I learnt of cicadas in school when we were on an educational trek. I used to always wonder what that sound was, which I always associated it with night time when I would go back to my hometown in Gujarat (you don't get to hear cicadas in Mumbai).

Lovely Haiku!! Brought back memories.; October 31, 2010 at 1:20 PM